Traditional Testing

Traditional Software Testing Process - The cash cow demystified So, I don't need to tell you that most of the software testing in the world is outsourced. I live in Bangalore and I assume a considerable amount of the world's outsourced testing projects are here. I meet testers from most of these organizations and hear the same process of testing software although called by different names their organization executives...

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What all scenarios can be taken up for Login functionality testing?

A) As a user I want to log into the system so that I can get access to restricted functionality •There should be a login form on the home page •User enters email and password and clicks "Login" •If the details are correct, they are logged in and the home page is redisplayed without the login form •Their email address should then be shown at the top of every page "Logged in as ..." •If either of email/password are missing or...

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Ants solve problems that testers struggle to!

Ants solve problems that testers struggle to! Ants can go into corners of tables and chair, which we humans might not be able to.Ants can travel to any country without a passport or Visa (if they manage to slip into someone's baggage).Ants can live anywhere and yet not pay rent or property tax.Ants can eat junk food forever and live happily.Doesn't all of them sound so obvious?So, here is something that might not be...

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Interview Tips

I interviewed few candidates for my company. A few tips. Usually interviewers form an impression on whether the candidate is good or not within 5 minutes of seeing and talking to him/her.Rest of the time, they try to validate whether their impression is correct or wrong(atleast this is what I do).So its important you make a good impression in the first few minutes. Dress code Well dress you wear for the...

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Exploratory testing

Exploratory testing is not defined by any specific example of exploratory testing. Just as tap dancing does not characterize ballroom dancing, you can’t take any one example of exploratory testing and treat that as representative of the entire concept of ET. If you were to hear me singing an aria by Mozart, that would be an example of opera singing. It would be an example of BAD opera singing, but it would truly be...

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Boundary Value Analysis(BVA)

Boundary Value Testing is the most well-known and simple technique of test design, which helps the tester choose the most effective values ​​from the ranges of values. This technique is applicable at all levels of testing – unit, integration, system, and system-integration test levels. We consider the steps of using of the equivalence...

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Letter to myself

I have been with you all this while and shall continue to be with you. I am enjoying each moment you enjoy as a tester and also each moment that you don't enjoy as a tester. I am sorry for enjoying those moments which you think you haven't been enjoying. I am sure you'd be interested to know why and how I have been enjoying those moments that you haven't been. First, let me list the thing that you haven't been enjoying: Whenever ...

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